Mass Effect 3 developer BioWare has responded for the first time to fans furious at the game's ending. Director and executive producer Casey Hudson explained that a "polarising" finale was necessary to get fans talking.
Earlier this year, BioWare was hit with layoffs as part of a downsizing of parent company Electronic Arts, but fans have been reassured that the next Mass Effect game hasn’t been impacted. Likewise, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf’s development is still churning along, with BioWare putting it at the forefront of its focus and rumors suggesting that it could launch sometime later this year. Fans might be getting another look at the long-in-development Dragon Age: Dreadwolf at the Summer Game Fest in June.
If the recently posted job offering for a temporary development manager is any indication, BioWare could have yet another surprise up its sleeve for when Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf are nearing completion. This mystery BioWare video game could truly be anything, from another spin-off of its two major properties to something entirely new. All there is to go on at the moment is a vague mention in the job posting, and it might still be some time before BioWare is ready to confirm any new games in its pipeline.
So a studio that spent years on anthem then this dragon age thing is now also working on another ip along with mass effect,
You think they would be worried that there brand has been on 3 major screw ups
Dragon age 3 launched broken with the frostbite engine yes its a good game but you can see in the late game how rough it was
anthem......
Mass effect 4 well that dev team was fired so yeah.....
They should make sure this new dragon age is a goat instead of putting more work on the table
How about they focus on those games and not over extend themselves? We don't need another Anthem.
Bioware died after Inquisition (some would even argue after ME3). They are no longer the same company.
Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.
He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.
During a part of his interview with Minnmax, Mac Walters gave details of why he chose to leave BioWare.
Hang on a minute. Is Hudson actually admitting that BioWare effectively trolled their fanbase in order to provoke a debate?
Wow.
Bioware stands for laziness. From dumbing down the RPG to duplicating levels in DA2 to this and a whole lot more inbetween.
Really ? if the ending actually sucks , i doubt i'd be talking about it , it would just wanna deck the whole franchise on shelves and not bother with it and most things bioware again for a while .
I know , i can't comment further on the issue , as i havent finished the game yet , but i smell BS here .
They just did a crap ending , and didnt expect such uproar and people noticing
i havent seen the ending yet so dont spoil it but......even if you got the ending changed, would it even matter? you already know how it was intended to end so thats always going to be in the back of your mind, even if they do change it.
""polarising" finale was necessary to get fans talking."
Well you didnt just get them talking, you got them reeling.